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12251. Add MS 52955 E

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'Prince Cheri and Princess Fair Star, or, The jewelled children of the enchanted isle', extravaganza in one act by C. J. Collins. Licence sent 18 July 1855 for performance at the Strand 18 June 1855. Keywords: fairies and other supernatural creatures, disguise, science and technology, black c...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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18 Jul 1855
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1 item

12252. Add MS 52956 S

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'The beginning and the end', drama in four acts by 'Miss Maria Lacy' [i.e. Mrs. G. W. Lovell]. Licence sent 30 October 1855 for performance at the Theatre Royal Haymarket 27 October 1855. Request for licence written and signed by J. B. Buckstone. Published in Cumberland’s, vol. 47, no. 393, ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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30 Oct 1855
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1 item

12253. Add MS 52957 V

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'Hey diddle diddle, or, Harlequin King Nonsense and the seven ages of man', pantomime by E. L. Blanchard. Licence sent 22 December 1855 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 26 December 1855. 'From E.T. Smith' written on cover. Songs included in MS. Diagrams and a printed illustr...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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22 Dec 1855
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1 item

12254. Add MS 52964 O

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'Ding dong Will, or, The Ashbrooke blacksmith', village tale in one act, founded on a story in the Christmas number of Household Words. Licence sent 10 February 1857 for performance at the Britannia Saloon. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Nicoll gives the date of the first performance ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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10 Feb 1857
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1 item

12255. Add MS 52965 C

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'The three brothers of Normandy, or, The compact of life and death', drama in three acts. Licence sent 7 April 1857 for performance at the Britannia Saloon the same day. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Songs included in MS. Keywords: Austerlitz, Austria, military, French characters, F...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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7 Apr 1857
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1 item

12256. Add MS 52965 X

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'Two can play at that game', comedietta in one act by Walter Gordon. Licence sent 15 April 1857 for performance at the Theatre Royal Plymouth the same day. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in red. Keywords: art and artists, letters. ff. 32. William Aylmer Gowing, called 'Walte...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
15 Apr 1857
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1 item

12257. Add MS 52966 Y

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'The fugitive tree', drama in three acts by E. G. Burton. Licence sent 15 June 1857 for performance at the Theatre Royal Margate the same day. Speaking cues and stage directions underlined in blue. Songs included in MS. Keywords: slavery and abolitionism, Caribbean islands, family relations...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
15 Jun 1857
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1 item

12258. Add MS 52970 D

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'Peter Wilkins, or, The flying Indians and the wild men of the Loudstone Islands', pantomime by H. Spry and George Conquest. Licence sent 21 December 1857 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 24 December 1857. Cover signed Ro. Conquest, actual and responsible manager. The present text appea...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
21 Dec 1857
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1 item

12259. Add MS 52988 F

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‘Harlequin Hans and the golden goose, or, Old Mother Earth , the little red man and the princess whom nobody could make laugh’, pantomime by T. L. Greenwood and E. L. Blanchard. Licence sent 20 December 1859 for performance at Sadlers Wells. Contains ‘expressions used’ and lists of characters...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
20 Dec 1859
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1 item

12260. Add MS 52994 C

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'Kynge Lear and hys faythefulle foole', burlesque in one act by F. Marchant. Licence sent 23 June 1860 for performance at the Britannia. Name of Samuel Lane, the theatre proprietor, noted on the cover. Contains words for songs. Keywords: Shakespeare, family relationships, popular songs, cas...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Jun 1860
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1 item